Brothers who played together in T20 World Cup, one pair each from India and Pakistan included

So far, some pairs of brothers have been seen playing together in the T20 World Cup, in which India's Pathan brothers – Irfan and Yusuf, Pakistan's Akmal brothers – Kamran and Umar, Australia's Michael Hussey and David Hussey, South Africa's Albie and Morne and New Zealand's Brendon and Nathan McCullum are at the forefront. Let's take a look at such prominent pairs.

Irfan and Yusuf Pathan

Irfan and Yusuf Pathan are the first pair of brothers to play together in the T20 World Cup. Elder brother Yusuf was part of the Indian team in the T20 World Cup 2007, 2009 and 2010, while Irfan was part of the 2007, 2009 and 2012. Both brothers played for India as all-rounders. Irfan was a left-arm bowler as well as a useful lower-order batsman, while Yusuf was a right-handed batsman and off-break bowler. Both brothers played against Pakistan in the final match of the 2007 T20 World Cup. Irfan took three wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs in the final and was the 'Player of the Final', while 'elder brother' Yusuf scored 15 runs. Irfan has played 24 T20 matches for India, while Yusuf has played 22 T20 matches. India's Pandya brothers – Hardik and Krunal have also played together in T20, but they have not yet got a chance to play together in the T20 World Cup.

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Kamran and Umar Akmal

Kamran Akmal has played for the Pakistani team in the 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014 T20 World Cups, while his younger brother Umar Akmal has played in the 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016 T20 World Cups. As a wicketkeeper batsman, Kamran has scored 524 runs in 30 matches of the T20 World Cup. Umar has scored 486 runs in 20 matches at an average of 34.71.

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Nathan and Brendon McCullum
New Zealand's McCullum brothers Nathan and Brendon McCullum played together in five T20 World Cups. Among the two brothers, the younger brother Brendon earned more fame in cricket. He was part of the Kiwi team as a wicketkeeper batsman in the 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014 T20 World Cups. In 25 matches of the tournament, he scored 637 runs with the help of one century and two half-centuries. Elder brother Nathan, playing as an off-break bowler, took 23 wickets in 22 matches at an average of 17.34. Nathan played 63 and Brendon played 71 T20 matches.

The left-handed batsman-bowler has shone for India in the T20 World Cup.

Albie and Morne Markel

South Africa's Morkel brothers – Albie Morkel and Morne Morkel have also played together in the T20 World Cup. Elder brother Albie was part of the team as an all-rounder. He was a right-handed batsman and medium pace bowler while Morne used to bowl fast with his right hand. Both Albie and Morne were members of the South African team in five T20 World Cups from 2007 to 2014. During this, Morne took 24 wickets in 17 matches. Albie scored 308 runs in 25 matches of the T20 World Cup.

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Michael and David Hussey
Australia's Hussey brothers Michael and David Hussey played the 2009, 2010 and 2012 T20 World Cups together. Both were excellent batsmen in the shorter format. Michael Hussey played his first World Cup in 2007. Till 2012, he scored 437 runs in 21 matches of four T20 World Cups at an average of 54.62. David Hussey scored 234 runs in 10 matches at an average of 26. Apart from the Hussey brothers, Australia's Shaun and Mitchell Marsh have also played T20, but Shaun could never become a part of the T20 World Cup team.

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Dwayne and Darren Bravo
West Indies cricketers Dwayne and Darren Bravo are half brothers. Dwayne played international cricket as an all-rounder and younger brother Darren as a left-handed batsman. Both played together in the 2012 T20 World Cup. Elder brother Dwayne scored 530 runs at an average of 21.20 in addition to taking 27 wickets in 34 T20 World Cup matches between 2007 and 2021. The only World Cup of 2012 was also a disappointment for Darren and he could score only 16 runs in two matches.

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